Ndamukong Suh Is Accused of Playing Dirty: Should He Be Suspended?
SodaHead Sports
2011/11/29 20:00:00
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been accused of being a dirty football player since entering the NFL last season. On Thanksgiving, he proved his critics right after he shoved Green Bay Packers lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith to the ground, roughed him up after the whistle and stomped on him. He was then ejected from the game.
Five days later, the NFL has not revealed what punishment Suh will face as of press time, but various reports indicate he will serve at least a two-game suspension. After a hot start, the Lions are 7-4. Suh may be one of the reasons the Lions have seen a franchise rebirth in 2011. But if they miss the playoffs he might also have to bear part of the responsibility.
The Lions are expected to issue a $25,000 fine for Suh's ejection, too. But keep in mind that this is not his first run-in with the league. Suh has been fined before and even met with commissioner Roger Goodell to smooth things over — so much for that now. With a big contract and pricey endorsement deals with companies such as Subway, if Suh doesn't clean up his act he could be losing a lot more than 25 grand and two game checks.
Judging by his post-game reaction, saying there was no malicious intent and denying what actually happened, it seems like Suh and the Lions franchise have some growing up to do. On the bright side, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Suh called Goodell to apologize for his actions last week. The bad news? You only get the benefit of the doubt so many times in the NFL. What do you think: Should he be suspended?
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The following was sent to me by a fan. It was taken from "Long Island's Own Newspaper" Newsday dated December 8, 1978 and was attributed to Pete Gent, member of the Dallas Cowboys from 1964-68:
"For there should be a fundamental difference between professional and amateur sports that goes beyond the technical distinction of whether athletes make money from their sport. I learned the difference at the end of training camp my rookie year with the Dallas Cowboys. Management called a meeting to explain the responsibilities of being a professional football player. The man to give the best advice was the team's public relations director. He told us: "Boys, this is show business." With these words in mind, nothing about professional sports, even Howard Cosell, is mystifying. Professional athletes are first and foremost show business, dealing in illusion and entertainment. The first responsibility of the players is to the audience, not themselves. If the audience wants winners, that is what is given. If it wants losers, that also it will get. T...
The following was sent to me by a fan. It was taken from "Long Island's Own Newspaper" Newsday dated December 8, 1978 and was attributed to Pete Gent, member of the Dallas Cowboys from 1964-68:
"For there should be a fundamental difference between professional and amateur sports that goes beyond the technical distinction of whether athletes make money from their sport. I learned the difference at the end of training camp my rookie year with the Dallas Cowboys. Management called a meeting to explain the responsibilities of being a professional football player. The man to give the best advice was the team's public relations director. He told us: "Boys, this is show business." With these words in mind, nothing about professional sports, even Howard Cosell, is mystifying. Professional athletes are first and foremost show business, dealing in illusion and entertainment. The first responsibility of the players is to the audience, not themselves. If the audience wants winners, that is what is given. If it wants losers, that also it will get. The principle is the same for midget wrestling and the National Football League."
being the athletic genius suh is he is having a meltdown playing the big bosses charade and having to keep his mouth shut about it since the nfl hasn't come out of the box like the WWE did decades ago about their product being FIXED FOR TV RATINGS!!!!!
in any form, and bench the ones who breeched it, regardless of "who they are"
and how badly they're needed on the field. Fighting, taunting, endzone dancing...
all of it.
And if they wanted to test the rule with little infractions, they'd be benched.
Things like this get worse and worse when they're tolerated to a small degree.
Then, 20 years down the line, we get fans saying: "What's the big deal...?
It's just a little urine."